Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-20
n,on what course they shall pur ue ct the
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upon what course they shall pur ne ct the
coming o.eclicn N their State.
Ameng The strangers in the city to-day
are Cam. Payne, the demo rate member OF
the ViIsinia legislature from Fanquier coun-
IL. apa Nr Campbell, republican from
the sane county and son in law of Col.
Mosp3. Tao former says there is some little
dissatisfaction among the democrats in his
county, arsirg out of the recent nomination
Of their candidate for the loster delegate to
the legislature from that county and Lou
doun. hu. that il the party can be unitea
there vii; 90 no doubt of tho election OF the
democratic ticket next November: Inc
Cap,ain, when asked who would BIO the
next U. S. Senator from his State, rephed
that Mr.. Barbour would be. II the democrats
should carry the legislature. lie edded
that te did not think any democrat IN inc
State would oppose Mr.. Barbour. lie saiu
he understood that MessTs. StIother ana
Middleton would be the republican candl
dates for tho legislature ia his county, and
that they would receive their party vote.
Mr.. Campbell says the democrats in the
same county ere so undisciplined, disorgan-
izad and disafl; cted that though Fauquler
hss heretofore been one Of the banner dem.
ccrn,ic counties in the State, the result oil
The next election there is in doubt, and the
republicans have strong hopes CT carrying
| The county.
Senator Daniel and ex Representative
Barbour. Of Virginia, called at the White
House to-day on business relating TO mat
ters in their State, but they were not granted
an audience, Is the President was engaged.
Mr.. Barbour says there must be some
mistake in the statement, credited to the
| Washington correspondent of the Louisville
| Courier. Journal, and alluded to in the GA.
ZETqE Yesterday, that e. congressman J.
r. Tucker is disguised with the
democratic platform in Virginia, and will
take no pa,t 10 the fall campaign. He has
a letter from Ar. Tucker, in which that gen
| tlemsn say he will take part in the labort
of the campaign ";f he cln Go SO consistently
with imperative previous engagements"
1t is said at the Department Of Justice here
that until further information oflho anarch.
i lists case shall have been received it will be
| impossible 20 tell whether or not tho U. S.
Supreme Court can consider an appeal in
that case but as at present advised there
seems to be no good ground for appeal, and
of course insufficient reason wig one should
be granted.
Thomas e. Powell. The democratic candi-
date for Governor Of Ohio, left here this
morning for his State. While here he had
an interview with the President respecting
the aid he might expect from the admins
traton during lis campaign, the result oil
which he would not divulge.
At the Shepherd meeting here last night
q resolution was adopted rendering ex Gov
Shepherd the freedom of the city, and
committee vas appointed to arrange for q
grand military and civic parade on the day
of his arrival, and to urge tho Commission.
ers to make that day q legal holiday. And
Mr.. Shepherd the hcsd Of tho old Shepherd
ring Oh. yes Such things cen be in med
ern Washington without special wonder
Stranger things have recently happened
| here.